Thread: A WARNING FOR PARENTS!

My 2-year old boy is a problem solver and a spiderman, but I haven't had any problems keeping the razors well out of reach above the fireplace hearth. Today, he pushed a bunch of stuff together, now remember that he's TWO, and climbed up onto the hearth.

Now the scary part....

He pulled down a couple razors, a Dovo Bismarck and a Joseph Allen and sat down in my recliner and decided to 'play'. Bear in mind that today he had some diaper rash so the wifey was letting him have 'naked time' to air his butt out. I was gone on a job when I got a horrifying call from the wife saying that the boy was covered in blood...and I mean ALOT OF BLOOD! Since I work in the medical field, I calmed her down and asked her to find where the blood was coming from. She started freaking out saying that his 'H. Wacker' was also covered and she was seriously concerned that he had damaged his 'H. Wacker' with the Bismarck. After the cleanup, all she could find was the slightest nick on the bottom of his thumb. He was apparently unaware that he had injured himself and thought that the red stuff was some sort of cool paint and had painted himself all over his body.

Whew...

Razors be damned, I'm just glad that the boy is alright, unharmed, and no stitches. Let this be a warning to all of the fathers out there that 'just out of reach' is just not good enough. My razors will be under lock and key from now on, no exceptions.

Thanks Red. I'll be a father early next year and am already keeping an eye on all sorts of stuff I will need to start thinking about.

Just looking around my living room shows all kinds of my own toys that'll mean another ride to the local garbage dump once my son-to-be will get his hands on them. Assuming he'll be capable of breaking it without injuring himself of course. Care comes first.

Momma was horrified?! Whew! Sure I would be too.
Thank goodness he's alright, indeed. I didn't get into straight razors till mine were at least pretty much grown and even then pretty much naturally scared of daddy's new 'hobby / obsession', and I have sometimes wondered about the need to keep them out of reach of curious little ones. Most likely grandkids are not too far off.
'H.Wacker'. Hmmm. Never heard that one before. Born raised and always lived in south Texas, heard a lot of things but never that one.

Crazy man, crazy.

Oh man, that must have been terrifying! I'm so glad he was ok, but man...

Glad to hear he's ok!

That sure was icky. Glad to hear everything ended so well.

My girl was always been interested in blades, from before she was 2.
So all razors are kept on the top shelf, or locked away.
I also taught her how to hold a blade safely, in case she should ever find one.
We made a habit of giving her candy whenever she finds something 'dangerous' and does the right thing.
And finally, before she was 2 we had already started teaching her to use a paring knife to cut beans and other things, under supervision. The idea was that if they are curious, understanding is the safest option.

The youngest girl doesn't share this curiosity, so she hasn't yet touched a knife or pair of scissors, despite the fact that she is now older than when my oldest girl used both fairly well.

Disguised?

Whatever.

Wow, that was close. Glad everything turned out OK. A good reminder to be careful when the Nieces and Nephews visit.

Wow, reading that story scared the hell out of me - I'm glad everything turned out ok! Definitely a good lesson to pass on to others.

I am glad everything end up good. Be careful please

When i start to use straight pushed myself to learn 2 things.
1 .put them some places which child cannot rich it so far i am ok on this side.
2. if i drop razor don't try to catch on the air. i am not good on this yet.

Scary story! I have a 5yoa son who has been asking to see my razors while I am shaving. One day he was distracting me a bit and I cut myself pretty good, it bleed a good bit and I told him see that's why you never play with my razors. After seeing the cut he won't go by them anymore! I am not happy about cutting myself but it worked out as a great lesson and hope it won't ever be him in the future!